023: Alec Steinmetz | Buskey Cider, Virginia

Alec Steinmetz, Will Correll and Matthew Meyer are sharing their story of starting an urban cidery. This is Part 1 of what will be an ongoing story of the start-up Buskey Cider of Richmond, Virginia.

 The cidermaking tanks arrived in February 2016.

• 5 wine tanks
• 4 brewing tanks, which are conical

They pitched the yeast for Buskey's first cider on March 16, 2016

• 2 - 30 barrels tank pitched with one strain
• 4- 15 barrel tanks all have different strains
• 3- 4.2 barrel tanks for specialty ciders

Opening date is expect in late April when they hope to be serving  the first cider to the public. They are working towards a 20-24 day production time.

Full show notes and Alec's startup tips at ciderchat.com

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